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Blesbok

Animals; African animals

The Blesbok is a purplish antelope with a distinctive white face and forehead. Its white face is the origin of its name, because bles is the Afrikaans word for blaze. Although they are close ...

Black Wildebeest

Animals; African animals

The Black Wildebeest is one of two wildebeest species. The natural populations of this species, endemic to the southern part of Africa, have been almost completely exterminated, but the species has ...

African Black Rhinocerus

Animals; African animals

The African rhinoceros is a very large animal, with a heavily armoured body and a distinctive horn. There are five separate species of rhinoceros' in the world. The main two species are African ...

Civet Cat

Animals; African animals

The Civet Cat is the largest representative of the family Viverridae which comprises themselves, suricates, mongoose and genets weighing about 22 – 26 pounds. They secrete an oily, tar – like and ...

Okapi

Animals; African animals

The okapi, is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal, realted to the giraffe and native to the Ituri Rainforest (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa). Okapis have reddish dark backs, with striking ...

Springhare

Animals; African animals

South African jumping hare. Springhares breed throughout the year. The females give birth to a single infant about three times a year. Unlike some other rodents, which have blind and hairless young, ...

Suni

Animals; African animals

Dwarfed southern African antelope. They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are white.

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